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C ALENDAR for January 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
1
New Years Day
Betsy Ross born, 1752
Paul Revere born
1735
4
Trivia Day
Isaac Newton born,
1643
Jakob Grimm born,
1785
5
First Woman
Governor Inaugu-
rated 1925. (Nellie
Ross, Wyoming's
Governor)
George Washington
Carver Recognition
Day
11
6
Bean Day
Poet Carl Sandburg
born, 1878
Epiphany (Christian
Holiday)
12
13
Secret Pal Day
Poetry Break Day
Milk Day
Milk delivered in
bottles for the first
time, 1878.
Author Jack London
born, 1876
Rubber Duckie's
Birthday (Sesame
Street Character)
19
Crosby Bonsall born,
1921
8
Elvis Presley born,
1935
Old Rock Day
Make Your Dreams
Come True Day
The Revolutionary
War ended (1784)
15
16
First Super Bowl
Played in 1967. Green
Bay (35) defeated
Kansas City (10).
Prohibition began in
1920
National Nothing Day
Measure Your Feet
Day
National Blonde
Brownie Day
National Handwriting
Day
Artist Paul Cezanne
born, 1839
Cheese Day
Popcorn Day
First traffic rules
published (1900)
26
Australia Day (first
settled, 1788)
27
Lewis Carroll
National Geographic
Society Founded
(1888)
Julius Lester born,
1939
17
NAACP
Membership
Meeting
at Portland Redcross
12-2 PM
Brian Wildsmith born,
1930
Marks the beginning
of the Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial.
10
First Meeting of
United Nations
General Assembly in
London, 1946
National Hugging Day
First flight of the
Supersonic Concorde
(1976)
J.R.R. Tolkien born,
1892
National Apricot Day
22
Inauguration Day
(Every 4 years: 2013,
2017, 2021)
Festival Of Sleep Day
Remy Charlip born,
1929
21
Martin Luther
King Day
Drinking Straw
Patented, 1888.
1st U.S. Balloon
Flight (1793)
National Static
Electricity Day
14
3
9
20
Author A.A. Milne
born, 1882
First Winter Olympics
held, 1924
2
Isaac Asimov
born 1920 (Writer)
Hat Day -- first top
hat was worn (1797)
18
Opposite Day
First U.S. Presiden-
tial Election held,
1789
SATURDAY
Boo Boo Bear's
Birthday (Yogi the
Bear's little buddy)
Sherlock Holmes
born, 1854
Work Harder Day
25
7
FRIDAY
23
24
Gold Discovered in
California At Sutter's
Mill in 1848 by John
Marshall
National Pie Day
28
Jackson Pollock
born, 1912 (Artist)
National Kazoo Day
29
Baseball Hall of
Fame established
(1936)
National Puzzle Day
30
Franklin D. Roosevelt
born, 1882 (23rd
President)
31
Backwards Day
Jackie Robinson
born, 1919 (Baseball
Great)